The khat controversy : stimulating the debate on drugs /
"Khat has been cultivated and consumed for millennia in the countries of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, where it is prized for its euphoric qualities. The Khat Controversy presents the first broad, international study of khat - from its value as a crop to local farmers and national economi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Berg,
2007.
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| Series: | Cultures of consumption series.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : going global, the Khat controversy
- Devil's cud or farmers' boon?
- Trading in the dollar leaf
- Consuming habits in the Red Sea littoral
- Made in Meru : a market history
- Kenya : culture, controversy and cooperation
- On the Khat frontier : Uganda
- The ambivalent amphetamine
- Transnational debates
- The politics of khat control
- Conclusion : mapping the future of khat.